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Black Authors
By:
OliviaL_KCMO
Created on:
Jan 25, 2024
51 items
Celebrate Black History Month and explore a long list of black author's titles in non-fiction, graphic novels, horror, science ...
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Challenged - Banned Books
By:
KellyB_KCMO
Created on:
Sep 18, 2023
25 items
The library also has DVDs adapted from these challenged and banned books.
4 likes
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All Together Now- Teen Recommendations
Created on:
May 03, 2023
18 items
2 likes
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Teens' Top Ten Nominees for TeenTober
By:
ChinesaR_KCMO
Created on:
Oct 15, 2022
25 items
The Teens' Top Ten is a "teen choice" list, where teens nominate and choose their favorite books of the previous year...
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Black Banned Books
By:
JasmineS_KCMO
Created on:
Sep 20, 2022
48 items
In honor of Banned Books Week, here are some amazing banned books by Black authors talking about all that is the black experience.
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Go Ahead, Read a Banned Book!
By:
HaleyL_KCMO
Created on:
Sep 19, 2022
72 items
"The ALA has documented 681 challenges to books through the first eight months of this year, involving 1,651 different tit...
2 likes
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Rock Out and Read On!
Created on:
Jun 14, 2022
23 items
Music has a starring role in these middle grade and YA reads!
2 likes
Topic Guide
YA Books: Black History Books
By:
JillH_KCMO
Created on:
Feb 08, 2022
22 items
To Celebrate Black History Month we have compiled a list of books for young adults about African American history and the Afri...
Topic Guide
Black History Month
Created on:
Jan 27, 2022
79 items
The Kansas City Public Library has gathered a list of works of fiction and nonfiction to celebrate Black History Month. These w...
Top Picks
2021 Staff Recommendations - Youth
Created on:
Dec 06, 2021
35 items
What books from the past year really resonated with our staff? From pop culture page-turners to mind-melting history reads, we’...
2 likes
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Act More: Make Your Voice Heard!
Created on:
Jun 29, 2021
23 items
a collection of fiction and non-fiction books for teens intended to foster better understanding of social injustices and to awa...
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TEENtober Recommendations: Great Audiobooks
Created on:
Sep 21, 2020
11 items
Kelsey, the teen librarian at the Plaza Library, shares her favorite audiobooks from the last few years! Check out the list be...
Topic Guide
Black Lives Matter Movement
Created on:
Jun 03, 2020
16 items
As Black Lives Matter protests take place across the country, we've compiled a list of books covering racial injustice, police...
6 likes
Topic Guide
Black Lives Matter in Kansas City
Created on:
May 29, 2020
100 items
In response to the Black Lives Matter movement, the Kansas City Public Library has curated a list of resources for patrons. Fin...
9 likes
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RISE Recommends Master-List 2
By:
RISE_KCMO
Created on:
Oct 02, 2019
100 items
This is the second master-list of all of the RISE Recommends.
2 likes
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Odyssey Audiobooks Award for Young Adults
By:
LauraR_KCMO
Created on:
Sep 10, 2019
23 items
The Odyssey Award is given to those who have produced an outstanding audiobook for children and young adults. This list covers ...
Genre Guide
Young Adult Realistic Fiction
By:
TiffanyW_KCMO
Created on:
Jan 09, 2019
10 items
1 like
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A Year of Reading Women of Color (2018)
By:
KatieD_KCMO
Created on:
Feb 20, 2018
27 items
2018 is the year I read only books written by women of color. Here are the books I read.
3 likes
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A to Z Black History
By:
EmilyC_KCMO
Created on:
Feb 05, 2018
30 items
Learn about black history for every letter of the alphabet, plus a few bonus titles. Adult nonfiction, mostly.
2 likes
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Mock Printz 2018
By:
MeganG_KCMO
Created on:
Nov 21, 2017
10 items
Our local group of librarians have compiled this list for our 2018 Mock Printz discussion. I'm hoping to get a few read while ...
1 like